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Resolution
number MR/2025/127
MOVED by Chairperson
M Winiata, seconded by Deputy Chairperson G Murphy:
That
the Manurewa Local Board:
a) tuku
/ provides its views on the withdrawal in part of Proposed Plan Change 78 -
Intensification and draft replacement plan change:
i)
The Manurewa Local Board is
pleased that the special character area in Hillpark will remain as it is in
the proposed changes. However, the board are not supportive of other areas of
the proposal
ii)
While there is a need for
housing and accommodation close to main transit lines, the introduction of 16
storey apartments along with the upgrade in the zoning changing to urban
zoning, creates significant pressures on antiquated infrastructure along with
the pressure on public play spaces and local schools. Our ageing
infrastructure is not equipped to handle the amount of intensification that
is proposed
iii)
The proposed changes will
increase intensification across areas of high deprivation through Manurewa
Central, Clendon Park, and Weymouth, and put a strain on communities like
Wattle Downs, which traditionally have only been medium land lot sizes. We
are growing too quickly and our existing infrastructure is not equipped to
deal with the amount of intensive development that will come with the zoning
changes
iv)
School rolls will increase but
the school footprint will not. This is a direct byproduct of increasing
intensification, and we are not aware of any intentions to be building more
schools in Manurewa. We do not want to see local schools needing to build prefab
classrooms on their fields and play areas to accommodate the increasing
number of students. There needs to be a discussion between the Ministry of
Housing and the Ministry of Education to ensure that our schools can manage
the growth and provide the best education possible while also maintaining
areas for the children to play
v)
Communities will increase in
population, but the funding for more parks, playgrounds and better play
infrastructure will be little, if at all
vi)
Manurewa contains no greenfields
with which to expand, and as an area, we are almost completely developed so
we are unable to grow outwards. That means
we must grow upwards. Increasing intensification won't be hard in Manurewa
because land is cheap, but we are not attracting any significant developer
contributions. We have had a significant increase in social housing, and
almost zero investment in our playgrounds and sports fields from these
contributions
vii) Council tells us that we are already growing faster than
our sports fields can manage so the lack of planning or visibility around
planned funding does not allow us to adapt to future growth
viii) Zoning changes do not initially come with any plans. They
allow the same guidelines to rollout across the same zones and unless there
is a plan for increasing our stormwater and wastewater infrastructure, we are
recommending that urban areas stay as suburban zoning. We request that if the
plan change proceeds, that there is updated hazard mapping and investment in
stormwater infrastructure, especially post-2023 Auckland Anniversary floods
ix)
We are concerned with the
effect this plan change will have on our community and that areas of high
deprivation will suffer.
CARRIED
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